Eurybia saxicastellii

Classification	Dicots
Family	Asteraceae
Family (Traditional)	Asteraceae
Genus	Eurybia
Species:	Eurybia saxicastellii (J. J. N. Campbell & M. Medley) G. L. Nesom
Common Name	Rockcastle Aster
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: serrate; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Blue; Base Flower Color: White; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Cypsela; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: corymb/cyme/umbel; Inflorescence Types: head; Inflorescence Types: solitary; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Number: N/A
C value	10
Status	Native; TN[S1S2] KY[S1S2] (State Rank); G1G2 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Counties - Species Present

Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Aster saxicastelli	Aster saxicastelli

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Laurel (KY), McCreary (KY), Pulaski (KY), Scott (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1987 - 1988

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100719846	McCreary	Kentucky		M. Shea	EKY Eurybia saxicastellii
31234100259249	Laurel	Kentucky		Medley	EKY Eurybia saxicastellii
TENN-V-0220488	Scott	Tennessee			TENN Eurybia saxicastellii
TENN-V-0220491	Scott	Tennessee		Eugene Wofford	TENN Eurybia saxicastellii
31234100719861	Scott	Tennessee		M. Shea	EKY Eurybia saxicastellii
31234100259256	Pulaski	Kentucky		Medley	EKY Eurybia saxicastellii
BEREA007428	Laurel	Kentucky			BEREA Eurybia saxicastellii
BEREA007427	Laurel	Kentucky			BEREA Eurybia saxicastellii
APSC0025748	Scott	Tennessee			APSC Eurybia saxicastellii
APSC0111035	Scott	Tennessee			APSC Eurybia saxicastellii
31234100719895		Tennessee		M. Shea	EKY Eurybia saxicastellii
TENN-V-0220489	Scott	Tennessee		Eugene Wofford	TENN Eurybia saxicastellii
APSC0075664	Pulaski	Kentucky	22 Oct 1988	Kenneth Nicely	APSC Eurybia saxicastellii
31234100719903	Laurel	Kentucky		M. Shea	EKY Eurybia saxicastellii
31234100719879	Scott	Tennessee		M. Shea	EKY Eurybia saxicastellii
31234100719853	Scott	Tennessee		M. Shea	EKY Eurybia saxicastellii
TENN-V-0220490	Scott	Tennessee		Eugene Wofford	TENN Eurybia saxicastellii
TENN-V-0220487	Scott	Tennessee			TENN Eurybia saxicastellii
APSC0074718	Pulaski	Kentucky	09 Oct 1988	Max Medley	APSC Eurybia saxicastellii
APSC0070268	Pulaski	Kentucky	09 Oct 1988	Max Medley	APSC Eurybia saxicastellii
APSC0051846	Laurel	Kentucky	14 Oct 1987	Max Medley	APSC Eurybia saxicastellii
APSC0073672	Pulaski	Kentucky	09 Oct 1988	Max Medley	APSC Eurybia saxicastellii
31234100719887		Tennessee		M. Shea	EKY Eurybia saxicastellii
UCHT008035	Scott	Tennessee		B. Eugene Wofford	UCHT Eurybia saxicastellii

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